78 KKPoirr «>i' okfkk ok i<:xi'1';kimknt stations. 



splciii't ic rcNci' ill calllc, uikI of (lie loxic cllVcts of cotton-scod iiical 

 oil lio«;s. 'riic ItotMiiist, :imoM<,' otlicr tliin<^s, is invest i^'-iitiii<jf the oil- 

 producinj^ power of imiiicrous sorts of ciistor-oil Ix'sins. Altoiit ti(5U 

 sorts luivc hiM'M i^rowii this year ii\ coofxTatioii with one of the dis- 

 trict ajiricultufal schools. The station lias also (•(►operated with the 

 Hur(Mm of Plant liidustrv of this Department in testinj;- iioNcllies 

 introduced hy the seed trade. 



The agriculturist of the station has Ix'eii made director, and the 

 horticultural work has been oi<:;anized as a separate department hy 

 the election of li. S. Mackintosh as horticulturist of the station and 

 State horticulturist, liy a recent act of th(> State lej^-islature horti- 

 cultural inspection has heen provided for and placed in charge of the 

 horticulturist. Arrangements have recently l)een made by which the 

 department of aj^riculturc of the station is to have increased funds 

 from the fertilize!' inspection, and it is hoped that the State will also 

 provide for the holding of farmers' institutes without expense to the 

 college and station. These changes will greatly relieve the station and 

 place itinapositionformorecffective investigations, andyetmuch larger 

 funds could be profitabh' utilized in the investigation of numerous prob- 

 lems in the restoration of agricultural areas through the introduction 

 of animal hus])andrv, the more extensive use of legumes, of improved 

 vai'ietics of staple crops, and of modern methods of farm management. 



LINES OF WORK. 



The principal lines of work conducted at the Alabama Station dur- 

 ing the past 3ear were as follows: Botany — grasses, native trees, vari- 

 eties of castor-oil beans, and of cotton; soils — renovation with manures 

 and leguminous plants, inoculation experiments; analyses of fertilizers 

 and food materials; field and pot experiments — f(U"tilizers, barn3'ard 

 manures, cereals, cotton, forage crops; horticulture — varieties of 

 strawberries and other fruits and asparagus, irrigation of garden veg- 

 etables; plant ])reeding— cotton, cowpeas; diseases of i)lants; feeding 

 and pasturing experiments with beef and dairy animals and hogs; dis- 

 eases of animals; dairying — milk, butter, and cheese production. 



INCOME. 



The income of the station during the past fiscal year was as follows: 



LlnikMl States^ ai)i)r(.priation $15, 000. 00 



Fees for the analy-sis of fiTtilizorn 8, 137. 06 



Farm products 566. 85 



Miscellaneous 377. 69 



• Total 24, 081. 60 



A report of the receipts and expenditures for the United States fund 

 has been rendered in accordance with the schedules prescribed by this 

 Department, and has been approved. 



